Q.

A body of mass m=3.513 kg is moving along the X-axis with a speed of 5.00 ms-1. The magnitude of its momentum is recorded as

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a

17.6 kg-ms-1

b

17.565 kg-ms-1

c

17.56 kg-ms-1

d

17.57 kg-ms-1

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Momentum, p=mv=3.513×5.00

=17.565 kg-ms-1

As the number of significant digits in m is 4 and v is 3, so p must have 3 (minimum) significant digits. Hence,

p=17.6 kg-ms-1

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